Wreck of the Flachat off Anaga Point
The Transatlan tique steamer Flachat en route from Marseilles to Colon was wrecked at Anaga Point Teneriffe. One passenger and fifty-nine crew members were lost while thirty-eight crew and eleven crew plus one passenger were saved. The ship, built in 1880 in Stockton England, measured 223?6? tons gross and 1,239 tons net with 300 feet length.
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Teneriffe
Canary Islands
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Flachat
Marseilles
Colon
Anaga Point
Stockton
England
Pearse & Co
Paris crowd greets Rochefort before prison
Ten thousand people gathered at Saint Pelagie prison to welcome Henri Rochefort of The Intransigeant as he enters a five day prison term for libel against Joseph Reinach of The Republique Francaise. The Zola trial fate is seen as sealed amid rising anti Jewish sentiment.
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Paris
Saint Pelagie
Henri Rochefort
Joseph Reinach
Dinge
Republique Francaise
Alfred Dreyfus
M. Zola
The
Aurore
Economical Habits Cited By Philosopher Across Anecdote
An Indianapolis Journal quote notes that many people are economical like a man who smoked 80 cent cigars and saved half burned matches to start fires, illustrating thrift in everyday behavior.
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Indianapolis Journal
No To Bac tobacco cure advertisement
An old advertisement touts No To Bac as a wonder-worker to quit tobacco easily and forever. It claims to make weak men strong and offers a cure guarantee with booklets and samples free from Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Local Government Bill for Ireland Presented in Commons
Gerald Balfour introduced the Irish local government bill to a crowded House of Commons. He argued the measure, though not perfect at first, would mature into better days for Ireland. The plan creates county councils and rural and urban districts with electoral rules, rates, and distress relief under new democratic lines.
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London
House of Commons
Ireland
Gerald Balfour
Balfour
Boards of Guardians
England
Dublin
Belfast
Cork
Limerick
Londonderry
Waterford
John Morley
Dillion
Irish Parliamentary Party
John Redmond
Edward J. Saunderson
Timothy Davitt
France Denies Sokoto Invasion Amid British Tensions
London dispatch reports Chamberlain confirming a Sokoto river claim by four French officers and 100 men, while Paris denies French forces entered Sokoto region. Editors assess gravity of Chamberlain’s confirmation and Paris disavowal amid Anglo French negotiations.
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London
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Lieut. Pilcher
Sokotah
Argungu
Sokoto
Great Britain
France
Paris
Akassa
Has to Support Her Indian Husband
Great Falls Montana February 22 Major Fuller Blackfeet Indians bans Mrs Garrett White from living on the reservation after she eloped with and married White a full blood Piegan Indian She sister of Rev C C Bateman army chaplain Fort Belknap She had been a Fort Shaw Indian school teacher and now works as a hotel waitress in Dupuyer to support her husband and herself
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Great Falls
Mont
Major Fuller
Garrett White
White
Fort Shaw
C. C. Bateman
Fort Belknap
Christian Endeavors Lost with the Maine
The United States Society of Christian Endeavor reports that several prominent figures in Christian Endeavor circles were among those lost in the Maine explosion in Havana harbor. Names include CC H Jencks former president of the Float ing society on the Charleston Elmer L Reilstrop and William Rushforth both members.
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Christian Endeavors
Maine
Boston
United States Society of Christian Endeavor
Havana Harbor
Foating Societies
Christian Endeavor
H. Jencks
Ploating Society
Charleston
Elmer L. Reilstrop
William Rushforth
Peruna and Hood's Sarsaparilla Advertisements and Remedies
A collage of 19th century patent medicine pitches touts Peruna for la grippe with a Fayetteville testimonial, Hood's Sarsaparilla for spring humors and vitality, Hood's Pills for liver ills, and Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh with testimonials from J C Olmstead and others.
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Hood
Twisting a Rabbit and the Violent End
Edward W. Sandys in Outing recounts a cruel method used by a Twister to extract rabbits from holes. The piece details risky, painful handling that can tear skin and fur, while noting one unusual rabbit with a long bushy tail and black white coat found after a long stay in a stump.
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Edward W. Sandys
The Use of the Superlative in Classic Criticism
A compact survey of how critics rank literary achievements. It cites Macaulay on Pitt Emerson Arnold Pope Milton Dryden and Johnson while noting Whately Copleston Birrell and Bishop Copleston. The piece discusses absolute claims about greatest works and greatest authors.
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Macaulay
William Pitt
Europe
Dryden
St. Cecilia’s
Bacon
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and Neuralgia
An advertised remedy claims rapid relief from rheumatism and neuralgia within one to three days. The text asserts the medicine removes the cause and dissolves the disease after the first dose. Sold by J. D. McDowell & Co. in Fairfield for 75 cents.
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J. D. McDowell & Co
Fairfield
Dr Agnew Catarrhal Powder Instant Relief Claim
Advertising summary states catarrh and colds are relieved in 10 to 60 minutes with a single puff from a blower included with each bottle. Claims permanent cure of catarrh hay fever colds headache sore throat tonsillitis and deafness. Price 50 cents. Sold by J D McDowell and D G Higley.
Reform in Ancient Stuttgart Lighting Struggle
In Stuttgart, Eberhard Ludwig defied magistrates to light streets with lanterns, fearing night thefts. Duke Carl pressed for illumination, but after moving to Ludwigsburg, darkness returned, with iron pillars and resin pans providing only eerie light. By 1770 lamps sometimes hung as ordered, yet burned not.
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Old City
Eberhard Ludwig
Ieee
Eberhard
Duke Carl
Ludwigsburg
Stuttgart
Carl
Elise J. Allen
Harper's Magazine
Illiterate Musician Receives Dining Misread Note
A famed composer with a nearly unreadable handwriting sent a note that was taken as a dinner invitation. The friend quickly replied scheduling six o clock, and arrived soon after believing the meal was the plan. The misread exchange ends with the pianist vowing clearer handwriting.
Origin of Christmas Treating From Yule and Wassail Customs
St. Louis Republic notes Pope Telesphorus established Christmas as a festival after death before 150. It traces older northern feasts of Yule with wassail and communal drinking. The piece suggests early house traditions of sharing a large bowl may have shaped the American practice of treating during Christmas.
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Telesphorus
St. Louis Republic
Slang Lesson Sparks Classroom Outburst
A south side teacher asked students to define slang and a knee pants student shouted a slang line causing the class to convulse. The teacher halted further examples after the outburst reported by the Indianapolis Sentinel.
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South Side
Indianapolis Sentinel
Population and railroad mileage in Southern California rise
Southern California holds about 820000 people in 64000 families. Rail mileage equals one mile of road per 40 families. Population grows by 16000 to 20000 families each year.
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Southern
California
Darwin as a Pupil Recalled in Education Debate
The piece recalls Dean Farrar's 19th century critique of overemphasis on Greek and Latin. It notes science and natural history' rise in schools, Darwin's letter about being snubbed for preferring chemistry, and his nickname Gas.
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Dean Farrar
Farrar
Harrow School
England
Charles Darwin
Shrewsbury
Butler
Dr. Entler
Times
Darwin
Minerva Bookstore Myth Tangles Resort Youth
A sly summer resort tale unfolds with a young man posing as erudite at Minerva Bookstore. He blends classical allusions and grand phrases while attendees joke about Bacchus as they leave the gathering. The incident centers on myth and mistaken reverence.
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Minerva
Bacchus
New York Sun
Making Love Up a Tree in Fijian Courtship
A feature notes Fijian social customs where courting occurs only outdoors. Breadfruit trees serve as sacred trysting spots with couples perched high above the ground, often 40 feet up, reflecting local notions of modesty.
Veteran impostor from Elgin admits no Civil War service
David Burnham, a longtime Elgin resident and G A R organizer, confessed he never served in the Civil War and had no right to a veteran pension. He faced a federal charge of defrauding the government, was held in bail at 1500 dollars, and jailed after failing to produce bondsmen.
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Chicago
David Burnham
Grand Army of the Republic
Elgin
Ill
Burnham
United States
Humphrey
Tie
Federal Grand Jury
Hie
Elgin Watch Factory
Grand Army
Huenham
Catia Des Jaw Ems
Three Osceola Men Arrested in Railroad Wreck Attempt
Osceola Louisiana February 18 Frank Jackson Fred Fivecoats and Carl Smith youths were arrested and jailed for an alleged attempt to wreck passenger train No 3 near Murray on December 25. Fivecoats is said to be connected to a son of the Murray section foreman and to hold keys to the Murray toolhouse on the night of the incident.
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Osceola
Frank Jackson
Fred Fivecoats
Carl Smith
Murray
Fred Fivecoate
Section Poreman Fivecoats
Von Moltke’s Early Career and Move to Prussia
The text notes Von Moltke began as a Danish army officer entered as a royal cadet at age nine and educated at the king’s expense. He served as a sub lieutenant until 27 when he requested three years’ leave to study in Europe and return to serve his country. The king refused pay while granting leave, prompting his discharge and entry into the Prussian army.
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von Moltke
Frederick VI
Copenhagen
Boxer-Box Reprimand Sparks Quip in Chicago Kiss Scene
Miss Sharpleigh chides a young man who admitted stealing a kiss. He dares her to box him, she retorts she would only if she had a box large enough, reflecting a playful clash of wit in Chicago society.
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Miss Sharpleigh
Chicago News
Dr Agnew’s Ointment Claims Fast Skin Cure
An advertisement touts Dr Agnew’s Ointment promising relief in one day and cure for tetter salt rheum scald head eczema barber’s itch ulcers blots and all skin eruptions for thirty five cents. Sold by J D McDowell and D G Higley.
New Great South American Kidney Cure Relief
Relief in six hours from distressing kidney and bladder disease by New Great South American Kidney Cure. It relieves pain in bladder, kidneys and back and eases urinary retention. Sold by J. D. McDowell & Co., Druggist, Fairfield, Iowa.
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J. D. McDowell
Everybody Says So Cascarets Candy Cathartic Ad
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a pleasant medical discovery that cleanses the system and cures headaches fevers biliousness and constipation. It promotes boxes priced at 10 25 and 50 cents and guarantees a cure by all druggists.
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Laura E. Mims
Dawson
S.S.S
S.S
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Evergreen Nursery Company
Evergreen, Wis
Evergreen
Wisconsin
Kor
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren St
New York City
Castoria
Kary
Local Government
LA Grippe
Lou Davis
Fayetteville
Tenn
Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus
Ohio
Hood’s
Ely Bros
J. C. Olmstead
Arcola
St. Jacobs
Brown
Pitcher
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
YS Hlediek
Capper
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
Ybuth Litehermin
Linus
Baw
Ree Ia
Ev Wiappat
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